• Big Data: Principles and best practices of scalable realtime data systems

    SummaryBig Data teaches you to build big data systems using an architecture that takes advantage of clustered hardware along with new tools designed specifically to capture and analyze web-scale data. It describes a scalable, easy-to-understand approach to big data systems that can be built and run by a small team. Following a realistic example, this book guides readers through the theory of big data systems, how to implement them in practice, and how to deploy and operate them once they're built.Purchase of the print book includes a free eBook in PDF, Kindle, and ePub formats from Manning Pub... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 1617290343
    • ASIN: 1617290343
    • ISBN: 1617290343
    • Brand: Manning Publications
    • Manufacturer: Manning Publications

  • Storytelling with Data: A Data Visualization Guide for Business Professionals

    Don't simply show your data—tell a story with it!  Storytelling with Data teaches you the fundamentals of data visualization and how to communicate effectively with data. You'll discover the power of storytelling and the way to make data a pivotal point in your story. The lessons in this illuminative text are grounded in theory, but made accessible through numerous real-world examples—ready for immediate application to your next graph or presentation.  Storytelling is not an inherent skill, especially when it comes to data visualization, and the tools at our disposal don't make it ... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 1119002257
    • ASIN: 1119002257
    • ISBN: 1119002257
    • Manufacturer: Wiley

  • Teaching Lab Science Courses Online: Resources for Best Practices, Tools, and Technology

    Teaching Lab Science Courses Online is a practical resource for educators developing and teaching fully online lab science courses. First, it provides guidance for using learning management systems and other web 2.0 technologies such as video presentations, discussion boards, Google apps, Skype, video/web conferencing, and social media networking. Moreover, it offers advice for giving students the hands-on “wet laboratory” experience they need to learn science effectively, including the implications of implementing various lab experiences such as computer simulations, kitchen labs, and com... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 0470607041
    • ASIN: 0470607041
    • ISBN: 0470607041
    • Manufacturer: Jossey-Bass

  • Enterprise Dashboards: Design and Best Practices for IT

    Enterprise Dashboards: Design and Best Practices for IT is a one-stop resource of methodology and best practices for this dynamic and relevant information platform, packed with charts, reports, visual indicators, and alert mechanisms, all consolidated in a rich computer interface. This powerful book is both a guide and a handbook. It helps business leaders understand dashboarding while considering dashboards for their information needs and outlines a tested and proven, step-by-step implementation framework. Enterprise Dashboards covers strategies, vendor selections, execution steps, project mi... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 0471738069
    • ASIN: 0471738069
    • ISBN: 0471738069
    • Manufacturer: Wiley

  • Dare to Lead: Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts.

    #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Brené Brown has taught us what it means to dare greatly, rise strong, and brave the wilderness. Now, based on new research conducted with leaders, change makers, and culture shifters, she’s showing us how to put those ideas into practice so we can step up and lead.Don’t miss the hourlong Netflix special Brené Brown: The Call to Courage! NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY BLOOMBERG Leadership is not about titles, status, and wielding power. A leader is anyone who takes responsibility for recognizing the potential in people and ideas, and has the ... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 0399592520
    • ASIN: 0399592520
    • ISBN: 8925598914
    • Brand: WaterBrook Press
    • Manufacturer: Random House

  • Your Project Management Coach: Best Practices for Managing Projects in the Real World

    A pragmatic approach to project management Many projects fail to deliver on time or on budget, or even to deliver a workable product that satisfies the customer. While good project management goes a long way towards ensuring success, managers often fail to follow the plans they implement. This unique guide helps you understand and successfully handle project management, once and for all. Covering practical ways to solve problems you'll typically face when managing actual projects, this pragmatic book takes you through a full project management lifecycle. You'll find ample tips, tricks, and bes... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 1118144244
    • ASIN: 1118144244
    • ISBN: 9781118144244
    • Brand: Wiley
    • Manufacturer: Wiley

  • Counseling and Psychotherapy Theories in Context and Practice, with Video Resource Center: Skills, Strategies, and Techniques

    Apply the major psychotherapy theories into practice with this comprehensive textCounseling and Psychotherapy Theories in Context and Practice: Skills, Strategies, and Techniques, 2nd Edition is an in-depth guide that provides useful learning aids, instructions for ongoing assessment, and valuable case studies. More than just a reference, this approachable resource highlights practical applications of theoretical concepts, covering both theory and technique with one text. Easy to read and with engaging information that has been recently revised to align with the latest in industry best practic... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 1119084202
    • ASIN: 1119084202
    • ISBN: 1119084202
    • Brand: John Wiley & Sons
    • Manufacturer: John Wiley & Sons

  • Conceptual Models: Core to Good Design (Synthesis Lectures on Human-Centered Informatics)

    People make use of software applications in their activities, applying them as tools in carrying out tasks. That this use should be good for people--easy, effective, efficient, and enjoyable--is a principal goal of design. In this book, we present the notion of Conceptual Models, and argue that Conceptual Models are core to achieving good design. From years of helping companies create software applications, we have come to believe that building applications without Conceptual Models is just asking for designs that will be confusing and difficult to learn, remember, and use. We show how Concep... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 1608457494
    • ASIN: 1608457494
    • ISBN: 1608457494
    • Manufacturer: Morgan & Claypool Publishers

  • Software Requirements (3rd Edition) (Developer Best Practices)

    Now in its third edition, this classic guide to software requirements engineering has been fully updated with new topics, examples, and guidance. Two leaders in the requirements community have teamed up to deliver a contemporary set of practices covering the full range of requirements development and management activities on software projects. Describes practical, effective, field-tested techniques for managing the requirements engineering process from end to end. Provides examples demonstrating how requirements "good practices" can lead to fewer change requests, higher customer satisfaction,... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 0735679665
    • ASIN: 0735679665
    • ISBN: 0735679665
    • Brand: Microsoft Press
    • Manufacturer: Microsoft Press

  • The Hitchhiker's Guide to Python: Best Practices for Development

    The Hitchhiker's Guide to Python takes the journeyman Pythonista to true expertise. More than any other language, Python was created with the philosophy of simplicity and parsimony. Now 25 years old, Python has become the primary or secondary language (after SQL) for many business users. With popularity comes diversity—and possibly dilution.This guide, collaboratively written by over a hundred members of the Python community, describes best practices currently used by package and application developers. Unlike other books for this audience, The Hitchhiker’s Guide is light on reusable code ... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 1491933178
    • ASIN: 1491933178
    • ISBN: 1491933178
    • Brand: O Reilly Media
    • Manufacturer: O'Reilly Media

  • The Business of Design: Balancing Creativity and Profitability (business and career guide to creating a successful design firm)

    For thirty years, consultant Keith Granet has enjoyed helping design professionals turn their passion into profit. In his new book, The Business of Design: Balancing Creativity and Profitability, Granet debunks the myth that business sense and creative talent are mutually exclusive. The Business of Design: Balancing Creativity and Profitability provides all of the necessary tools to create and run a thriving design business from billing and human resources to branding and project management to marketing and licensing in one easy to use guide. Inspired by Granet's own course on running a succe... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 1616890185
    • ASIN: 1616890185
    • ISBN: 1616890185
    • Brand: Granet, Keith/ Gensler, M. Arthur, Jr. (FRW)
    • Manufacturer: Princeton Architectural Press

  • ATI TEAS Practice Tests Version 6: 350+ Test Prep Questions for the TEAS VI Exam

    You're probably thinking this is just another typical practice test book. Because we know your time is limited, we've created a resource that isn't like most study guides. With Trivium Test Prep’s unofficial NEW ATI TEAS Practice Tests Version 6: 350+ Test Prep Questions for the TEAS VI Exam you'll benefit from a quick-but-comprehensive review of everything tested on the exam via real-life examples, graphics, and information. Our study materials give you that extra edge you need to pass the first time. ATI was not involved in the creation or production of this product, is not in any way affi... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 1941743846
    • ASIN: 1941743846
    • ISBN: 1941743846
    • Manufacturer: Trivium Test Prep

  • Lettering and Modern Calligraphy: A Beginner's Guide: Learn Hand Lettering and Brush Lettering

    Learn to letter! Learn to letter and create beautiful designs with this beginner's guide and workbook! Every page is filled with tips, tricks encouragement and practice space to kickstart your lettering journey! Learn 5 different alphabet styles, upper and lower case letters, practice connections and dive into design and composition with this beautiful lettering book. At the end of this book, there are also 15 beautiful lettering projects to help you bring together your knowledge and skill and help you begin to create beautiful works of art! You can do this!! Let us teach you how to upgrade yo... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 1948209004
    • ASIN: 1948209004
    • ISBN: 1948209004
    • Brand: Paper Peony Press
    • Manufacturer: Paper Peony Press

  • The Best Place to Work: The Art and Science of Creating an Extraordinary Workplace

    For readers of Malcolm Gladwell, Daniel Pink, and Freakonomics, comes a captivating and surprising journey through the science of workplace excellence.   Why do successful companies reward failure?  What can casinos teach us about building a happy workplace?  How do you design an office that enhances both attention to detail and creativity?   In The Best Place to Work, award-winning psychologist Ron Friedman, Ph.D. uses the latest research from the fields of motivation, creativity, behavioral economics, neuroscience, and management to reveal what really makes us successful at work. Com... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 0399165606
    • ASIN: 0399165606
    • ISBN: 0399165606
    • Brand: Perigee Books
    • Manufacturer: TarcherPerigee

  • The Anatomy Coloring Book

    Why use this coloring book?   For more than 35 years, The Anatomy Coloring Book has been the #1 best-selling human anatomy coloring book! A useful tool for anyone with an interest in learning anatomical structures, this concisely written text features precise, extraordinary hand-drawn figures that were crafted especially for easy coloring and interactive study. Organized according to body systems, each of the 162 two-page spreads  featured in this book includes an ingenious color-key system where anatomical terminology is linked to detailed illustrations of the structures of the body. Whe... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 0321832019
    • UPC: 642688054786
    • ASIN: 0321832019
    • ISBN: 0321832019
    • Brand: Pearson Education
    • Manufacturer: Pearson

  • Thriving from A to Z : Best Practices to Increase Resilience, Satisfaction, and Success

    Thriving from A to Z provides you with 26 best practices proven to help you learn, grow, and succeed. The essential best practices, valuable implementation tips, and engaging reflection activities help you build resilience and

    • UPC: 662577702

  • Best Practices: Managing People - eBook

    In today's hypercompetitive business climate, managers who help employees achieve their individual potential stand to get—and stay—ahead. Managing People, a comprehensive and essential resource for any manager on the run, shows you how.Learn to:Delegate the

    • UPC: 703111730
    • Rating: 4.0

  • Reiki Best Practices: Wonderful Tools of Healing

    Two renowned Reiki Masters introduce primarily Western Reiki Techniques and place a valuable tool in the hands of every Reiki

    • UPC: 2319208
    • Rating: 4.0

  • Carpentry for beginners : how to use tools, basic joints, workshop practice, designs for things to make

    REPRINT. pp.200. B & W illustrations. This book is intended for the home craftsman who wants to make all sorts of things in wood from a table lamp to a rabbit hutch. To the tradesman

    • UPC: 53255239

  • Implementing Diversity: Best Practices for Making Diversity Work in Your Organization

    This practical and provocative guide provides the strategies and tactics used by organizations committed to implementing diversity from the top down. Focusing on the necessity for a strategic change initiative, Loden discusses: how to position

    • UPC: 25455699

  • Detonate : Why - And How - Corporations Must Blow Up Best Practices (and Bring a Beginner's Mind) to Survive

    "This book explains how organizations built up bad habits, identifies which ones masquerade as "best practices," and suggests alternatives that can contribute to winning in the marketplace. With a focus on optimism and empowerment, it

    • UPC: 408349604

  • The Perfect Close : The Secret to Closing Sales - The Best Selling Practices & Techniques for Closing the Deal

    If you want to discover how to close sales using the absolute best practice (one that's non-pushy, flexible, natural & easy to learn) then read this book.Author James Muir shares unique insights on how 'closing

    • UPC: 980820227

  • Maintenance and Reliability Best Practices

    Drawing upon the authors many years of shop floor and management experience in a variety of industries,

    • UPC: 17374072

  • Tools for Grassroots Activists : Best Practices for Success in the Environmental Movement

    "For over twenty years, Patagonia has organized a Tools Conference, where experts provide practical training to help make activists more effective. Now Patagonia has captured Tools' best wisdom and advice into a book, creating a

    • UPC: 46505365

  • Building a World-Class Compliance Program : Best Practices and Strategies for Success

    Written by a long-standing practitioner in the field, this timely and critical work is your best source for understanding all the complex issues and requirements associated with corporate compliance. It provides clear guidance for those

    • UPC: 8041910

  • Business Objects 4x - Information Design Tool - Part 1

    Set Analysis in SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence, Using Information Design Tool

    Resolve a loop by manually inserting contexts: Information design tool 4.x